Metro Vancouver events on January 28, 2018

Krav Maga Force

Krav Maga Force™ Is a modern self-defense system designed to address and defend against present day street assaults and confrontations

Richmond | Premier Martial Arts | 7:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

6th Annual Swing Summit Winter Retreat 2018

Welcome to the Sixth Annual 2018 Swing Summit Winter Retreat

Abbotsford | Suburban Swing Abbotsford | 7:30 am to 11:00 pm | Dance

Free Ice Skating at Robson Square

This winter, renew a classic Vancouver tradition and enjoy some old-fashioned fun

Vancouver | Robson Square | 9:00 am to 9:00 pm | Active Life / Health | Free

Missions Fest 2018

Missions Fest Vancouver is part of Missions Fest International and highlights global mission opportunities, showcases over 230 international Christian organizations, and features world class speakers within the context of over 100 seminars

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 9:00 am to 6:00 pm | Active Life / Health

Hastings Park Farmers Market

Located within a thriving community close to the highway and the Second Narrows Bridge, the Hastings Park Farmers Market is a perfect place to stop and shop.

Vancouver | Hastings Park | 10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Market

Bottoms Up: The Cultures of Drink in the Royal City

A look at New Westminster’s saloons, breweries, distilleries, afternoon teas, soda fountains and other drinking habits, places and stories

New Westminster | Anvil Centre | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Transference - exhibition

Transference incorporates the works of five artists - Aimée Henny Brown, Saskia Jetten, Ross Kelly, Colin Lyons and Kathleen Ritter

Richmond | Richmond Cultural Centre | 10:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Come Soar Over China at FlyOver Canada

Flight of the Dragon is back at FlyOver Canada for a limited time! During this special feature, guests will first follow a mythical dragon as they soar over some of China’s most spectacular landscapes and scenery

Vancouver | FlyOver Canada | 10:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

Amazonia: The Rights of Nature

MOA will showcase its Amazonian collections in a significant exploration of socially and environmentally-conscious notions intrinsic to indigenous South American cultures, which have recently become innovations in International Law

Vancouver | Museum of Anthropology at UBC | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Molly Lamb Bobak: Talk of the Town & Julie McIntyre: Travel Stories

Join us for the opening reception of Molly Lamb Bobak: Talk of the Town & Julie McIntyre: Travel Stories at the Burnaby Art Gallery

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibition

Vancouver Aquarium Diver's Weekend 2018

For the last three years, GUE-BC has been an attendee of Diver's Weekend sponsored by the Vancouver Aquarium. It is a great opportunity for divers to meet people associated with the dive industry

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Active Life / Health

All Dressed in White Bridal Show

All Dressed in White Bridal Show is a refreshing alternative to the traditional bridal show, showcasing a handpicked collection of unique vendors for the creative and stylish couple

Surrey | Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel | 10:00 am to 2:30 pm | Show

דלת הקסמים- מחזמר לילדים Magic Door - Musical for children

דלת הקסמים- מחזמר לילדים ממיטב שירי נורית הירש הילדה מיכל מנסה להשיג מתנה מקורית ומיוחדת ליום ההולדת של אמה, ויוצאת למסע לממלכת הצלילים בעזרת חבריה- דמויות משיריה של נורית הירש, אותם היא פוגשת בדרך.

Vancouver | Israeli Culture Jccgv | 11:00 am to 12:30 am | Kids

Canyon Lights by Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

In response to popular demand, the 12th season of Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park has been extended. From November 23 to January 28 the park is alive with lights, lights and more lights!

North Vancouver | Capilano Suspension Bridge Park | 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Family

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Workshop: Sensitizer with Britt Hatzius

A workshop in sensitizing our senses. In guiding and being guided, it follows some of the premises of Britt Hatzius‘s Blind Cinema in its collaborative effort in imagination, shared trust and how we might join in someone else’s experience of perceiving di

Vancouver | The Post at 750 | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Workshop

Playdate with Elsa

Come join us for a play date with Elsa! Tickets are $30 /child and includes a 2 hour play date full of crafts, songs, stories and more

Pitt Meadows | Little Savages Consignment | 11:00 am to 1:00 pm | Kids

CAG Exhibition: Brent Wadden: Two Scores

Two Scores is a solo exhibition of ambitious new work by Vancouver-based artist Brent Wadden, his first in a public institution.

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition

Sheepskin Tanning

Join us for a weekend of epic skilling-up and deep nature immersion in this sheepskin tanning workshop

Langley | Laurica Farm | 12:00 am to 11:00 pm | Workshop

Sleeping Beauty Dreams

A contemporary look at this classic tale, Mexico City's Marionetas de la Esquina's humorous storytelling and whimsical puppetry awaken this sleeping princess as never before

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 1:00 pm to 2:35 pm | Theatre

Exhibitions at Place des Arts

Colour: A Personal Response, acrylics and fibre art by Lesley Turner and Sarah McLaren; Lyrical Expressions, acrylics by Jane Appleby; Balance, fibre arts

Coquitlam | Place des Arts | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Hyack Festival Association 2018 President's Tea

The tea will be hosted by 2018 Hyack President Bryn Ward

New Westminster | Dunwood Place Lounge | 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Festival

Reassembled, Slightly Askew

An audacious melding of art and science, this multidisciplinary adventure is a head-trip in the literal sense. The survivor of a medically induced coma and acquired brain injury, creator Shannon Yee presents a chance for us to live through her medical jou

Vancouver | Vancity Culture Lab | 1:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Performing Arts

Topdog/Underdog By Suzan-Lori Parks

A modern fable of battling brothers. African-American brothers Lincoln and Booth - birth names given as a joke that sets up an intense rivalry - share a seedy, one-room apartment and are looking for easy money in cards...

Vancouver | Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

Jitters

Backstage nerves hit a Hilarious high note. Four actors, a director, a playwright, and one grand dream of Broadway-bound success.

Vancouver | Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: The Events

From Pi Theatre comes this incendiary exploration of a tragic contemporary phenomenon. Written by David Greig, The Events features Claire, a priest and choir leader who has survived a mass shooting

Vancouver | Russian Hall | 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Performing Arts

I’m Not Here. Theatre Club

Doireann is here and she wants to check if a few things are working. She’s going to be doing a couple of songs, a couple of poems, and maybe a few stories. She’s going to be doing a duet with her brother. He’s not here. She’s here. You’re here

Vancouver | The Cultch | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Performing Arts

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: The Last Great Hunt. It’s Dark Outside

This all-family show, from Australia’s The Last Great Hunt, takes the Western genre and turns it on its head, recasting the lone hero as a lonely old man with dementia

Vancouver | Waterfront Theatre | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Performing Arts

Murder by the Book by Duncan Greenwood & Robert King

Crisp, witty, exchanges of dialogue fill this inventive British thriller...

Vancouver | Metro Theatre | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Theatre

2018 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Endings. Tamara Saulwick (Australia)

Amidst a vast black space, a light traces the outlines of objects and bodies: an old-style record player, a reel-to-reel recorder, a singer and his guitar, and creator and performer Tamara Saulwick

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | Performing Arts

VSO Chamber Players - Mozart, Plus

The extraordinary musicians of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra step off the Orpheum stage and into the intimate, state-of-the-art Pyatt Hall in the VSO School of Music to perform some of the greatest chamber music ever written

Vancouver | Vancouver Symphony School of Music | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Music

Playdate with Ariel

Come join us for a play date with Ariel!! Tickets are $30 /child and includes a 2 hour play date full of crafts, songs, stories and more

Pitt Meadows | Little Savages Consignment | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Kids

CAG Sunday Afternoon Tours

Join CAG Visitor Coordinator, Jocelyn Statia for a free tour of the current exhibitions

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

SHIT by Patricia Cornelius

What about the women with the foul mouths and the weathered faces? What about the women who spit, fight, swear, hurt, and steal? What do they have to say?

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Theatre

Sleeping Beauty Dreams by Amaranta Leyva

A contemporary look at this classic tale, Mexico City's Marionetas de la Esquina's humorous storytelling and whimsical puppetry awaken this sleeping princess as never before

North Vancouver | Presentation House Theatre | 4:00 pm to 5:35 pm | Theatre

Ocean Wise Pop-Up Café at Vancouver Aquarium - Dine Out Pop-up

Back by popular demand, Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Pop-Up Café returns for a second year during Dine Out Vancouver

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Food / Wine

Good Lovelies

Winners of the 2010 Juno Award for Roots Album of the Year and 4-time winners at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, the Good Lovelies have been busy making waves worldwide

Coquitlam | Evergreen Cultural Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Music

Ian Maksin unique cello

Get your dose of pure magic with world-acclaimed cellist, composer and multi-lingual vocalist Ian Maksin during his West Coast touch-and-go on his world tour!

Vancouver | Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Music

Venus and Adonis

Players and Singers' Venus and Adonis is a gender-playful production of the earliest surviving British opera. This ground-breaking work was composed in 1683 by John Blow, with Anne Kingsmill as librettist

Vancouver | The Ballroom at Hycroft | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Opera

Hamed Homayoun Live In Vancouver

Iranian-born Seyyed Hamed Mahmoodzadeh, known as Hamed Homayoun, started music lessons at an early age, and quickly mastered the guitar and piano

Vancouver | The Orpheum | 9:00 pm to 11:59 pm | Music

Cagematch: Ultimate Comedy Showdown

Cagematch pits the fiercest and most hilarious improvisers against each other to determine who has the best improv in the city. For 15 years, Cagematch is an underground hotbed of talent where improvisers pull out all the stops

Vancouver | Havana Theatre | 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Comedy